Unit 6 Rewiew Questions

Question 0

2. What is the timberline?

Answer 0

The point where trees no longer grow on a mountain

Question 1

1. What are lumber companies usually required to do after removing trees?

Answer 1

Because wood is a valuable resource timber companies must reforest or plant trees to replace the trees they cut down.

Question 2

3. What is the difference between magma and lava?

Answer 2

lava is on the surface, magma is underground

Question 3

4. What line connects the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains?

Answer 3

Continental divide

Question 4

5. What is a geyser?

Answer 4

A hot spring that shoots water out of the ground

Question 5

6. What is the most famous geyser in the us?

Answer 5

Old faithful in Yellowstone

Question 6

7. What is a rain shadow?

Answer 6

Rainy on the other side of the mountain, dry on the other. Clouds dump precipitation as they rise over a mountain. When they reach the other side, they have no more moisture

Question 7

8. If you are in a rain shadow what is the climate like?

Answer 7

A dry climate

Question 8

9. Where in the us is the tundra found?

Answer 8

Alaska

Question 9

10. What is livestock?

Answer 9

Farm raised animals

Question 10

11. Why is the Central Valley important?

Answer 10

The Central Valley is important because it has many crams and it grows lots of fruit

Question 11

12. List 5 animals that live in the Rockies

Answer 11

Bears, mt. lions, elk, mink, chipmunks, bighorn sheep, goats, ect.

Question 12

13. What is the difference between a buffalo and a bison?

Answer 12

They are the same

Question 13

14. How is the climate in California and Hawaii similar?

Answer 13

Both have a warm, moist climate

Question 14

15. What are some tourist attractions in Yellowstone?

Answer 14

Old Faithful, mountains, waterfalls, canyons, lakes, wildlife, ect.

Question 15

16. Where in the west are many apples grown?

Answer 15

Washington

Question 16

17. Where are pineapples and sugar cane grown?

Answer 16

Hawaii

Question 17

18. Why would tourists visit the Rocky Mountains ?

Answer 17

To go skiing, hiking, camping, ect.

Question 18

19. What mountain blew its top in 1980?

Answer 18

Mt. Saint, Helens in Washington

Question 19

Who are the Tlingit and where are they found?

Answer 19

They are a Native American tribe found in Alaska

Question 20

What is the purpose of a totem pole?

Answer 20

To represent and honor family history

Question 21

What is a potlatch

Answer 21

A feast to celebrate important events such as birth, weddings or death

Question 22

What is the highest peak in us and what state is it in?

Answer 22

Mt. McKinley, Alaska

Question 23

What western state leads all states in agriculture

Answer 23

California

Question 24

Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger

Answer 24

Governor of California and he is a former actor and body-builder

Question 25

What does frigid mean

Answer 25

Very cold

Question 26

Where is Death Valley and how much rain does it get

Answer 26

Death Valley is in California it get less then 2 inches of rain per year